During the 19th and early-20th centuries, intellectuals and community leaders shared their ideas and thoughts in the form of a parlor game that spoke, truthfully, about the innermost them. This week, we speak CANDIDLY with former Fort Lauderdale vice mayor, Dean Trantalis, Esq., who is a practicing attorney in Wilton Manors:

Your Favorite Virtue. Honesty.

Your Favorite Qualities In a Person. Loyalty.

Your Chief Characteristic. Willing to make a decision.

What You Appreciate Most In Your Friends. Their humor.

Your Main Fault. Laughing at dumb jokes.

Your Favorite Occupation. Political engagement.

Your Idea of Happiness. No Aggravation.

Your Idea of Misery. Dealing with aggravating people.

A Person You Would Be, If Not Yourself. Someone smarter.

A Place You’d Like to Live. I’m fine right where I am.

Your Favorite Color. Chinese Yellow.

Authors You Love. [Leo] Tolstoy; [Christopher]  Hitchens.

Your Heroes in Fiction. There are no heroes, just heroic efforts.

Your Heroes in Reality. Those who try to succeed on behalf of others despite all odds!

Historical Figures You Dislike. Destructive people.

Favorite Names You’ve Heard. “De Luxe” and “Carte Blanche.”

That Thing You Hate the Most. Hate.

A Reform You Admire. Equality for LGBT persons.

A Food and Beverage You Like. Watermelon. And I’m addicted to Diet Coke®.

A Talent You Should Have. Clairvoyance.

How You Wish To Die. Old and at peace.

Your Present State of Mind. Young and Restless.

The Fault You Can Least Tolerate. Violation of trust.

Your Motto. No matter how convincing it sounds, there’s always another side.